29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Geebung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Geebung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Geebung need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. About 29.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.1% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include asthma at 8.8% and arthritis at 8.5%.
10.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Geebung, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here, with 7.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
7.1% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Geebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31108/geebung/topic/health-disability